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Rush hour tolls would increase 40% under Dulles Greenway proposal 07/13/2023 09:28am • Tolls during a morning or evening commute on the Dulles Greenway would jump by 40% under an application to raise tolls on the 14-mile expressway between Leesburg and the Dulles Toll Road in Virginia. In its proposal to the State Corporation Commission, the private company that owns the Greenway w Review: Idris Elba is riveting in Apple thriller 'Hijack' 07/12/2023 03:54am • Since launching in 2019, Apple TV+ has become a source of comedy with "Ted Lasso," "Trying," "Shrinking" and "Platonic." However, the streamer has recently brought its "A" game into more dramatic territory, from sci-fi series like "Severance" and "Silo," to the riveting new airline thriller m New, innovative Ride On bus trip planning app gives riders more control over their travel experience 07/11/2023 04:11pm • This content is provided by Montgomery County Department of Transportation. The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) launched a new Ride On bus trip planning app in partnership with a global mobility and journey trip planning app company, Moovit. This innovative app gives ri Slow down or say cheese: 2 speed cameras installed in Frederick 07/11/2023 02:59pm • Two new speed cameras have been installed in Frederick, Maryland. Automated speed monitoring systems have been placed on both sides of Christopher's Crossing, where Fieldstone Way and Sawmill Court intersect, about a half-mile west of U.S. Route 15/Catoctin Mountain Highway. Don't worry just y Field of Screams Maryland: Twice as big, hiring, and a movie in the works 07/11/2023 07:20am • Field of Screams Maryland, the annual Hollywood-caliber haunted attraction in Olney, Maryland, will be much bigger when it opens in September. (Courtesy Steelhead Events) Field of Screams Maryland, the annual Hollywood-caliber haunted attraction in Olney, Maryland, will be much bigger when it op Can Reagan National Airport afford to get any busier? 07/11/2023 04:50am • The region's U.S. Senate delegation is standing united in opposition to a Congressional proposal to add dozens of daily flights to Reagan National Airport. Democratic Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine of Virginia, along with Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, made a joint appearance Mo 'Don't put it off': Cost concerns aren't keeping Gen X, boomer travelers from the great getaway 07/10/2023 05:46am • This summer, WTOP is taking you on a tour and exploring how adults 50 and older are spending their travels. They may not be doing it for the 'Gram, the likes or their followers, but older adults are visiting top travel destinations, and they're not letting recent inflation get in the way of check Car Review: Kick it old school in the 2023 Lexus GX460 before its big makeover 07/10/2023 12:11am • What an old-school luxury SUV the 2023 Lexus GX460 is in its final year before a big makeover. (WTOP / Mike Parris) In the luxury SUV market, the players are usually modern, car-based rather than off-road ready. Lexus marches to a different drummer with the old-school GX460, sporting full-time, four Unsafe streets: The dangers facing pedestrians 07/09/2023 09:34am • ▶ Watch Video: The rise in pedestrian fatalities It's been nearly a decade since a drive down Philadelphia's Roosevelt Boulevard was no big deal for Latanya Byrd. And it never will be again. It was July 16, 2013. Latanya's 27-year old niece, Samara Banks, her four sons, and her sist 'American Ramble': A writer's walk from D.C. to New York, and through history 07/09/2023 09:22am • ▶ Watch Video: "American Ramble": A writer's walk from D.C. to New York City In March 2021, Neil King Jr., left his home in Washington, D.C., and went for a walk. He would walk 330 miles, all the way to New York City. It took him 26 days. After a career as a Wall Street Journal repo Baltimore man fatally shot inside Silver Spring public parking garage 07/08/2023 08:36pm • A Baltimore, Maryland, man was fatally shot inside a downtown Silver Spring parking garage early Saturday morning, according to Montgomery County police. Police confirmed that the victim was 21-year-old Kymani Elijah Bailey. Shortly after 2:30 a.m., police responded to numerous calls of shots 'The past can guide us': How rebuilding a Museum of American History exhibit could help fight extreme weather 07/07/2023 10:00pm • Could you imagine having your home be sphere-shaped in the future? What about living in a dome? A new exhibit at the Museum of American History suggests it's definitely a possibility. "This particular object can help us design and thrive in future shelters, in future domiciles, in ways people Police release photos of person linked to Catholic University shooting 07/07/2023 06:57pm • D.C. police are asking for the public's help in identifying and locating a person linked to the fatal shooting on Catholic University's campus this week. Police released the following photo of the person that was captured by surveillance cameras: D.C. police are asking for help identifying th Cameras catch thousands of speeders near Fairfax Co. school zones 07/07/2023 05:29am • Thousands of drivers have been caught speeding in the months since speed cameras were placed in school zones near eight Fairfax County, Virginia, schools, according to police data obtained by WTOP. In total, 23,431 cars were caught going 10 or more miles per hour above the speed limit in April, M No injuries after multi-vehicle crash on Capital Beltway's Inner Loop in McLean 07/06/2023 06:25pm • Drivers on the Capital Beltway's Inner Loop saw lengthy delays on Thursday evening due to a multi-vehicle crash in McLean, Virginia. A traffic camera from the Virginia Department of Transportation showed multiple vehicles, including a tractor-trailer, involved in a crash near the median before Ex